Five charged in Felton meth lab bust

Police say they found the suspects and meth lab in an abandoned property.

The Delaware State Police have arrested five suspects in connection with manufacturing methamphetamine at an abandoned residence.

On Monday, Jan. 22, at 9:25 p.m. members of the Governor's Task Force unit responded to an abandoned residence located in the 9000 block of Canterbury Road in an attempt to locate 37-year-old David Sharp of Felton who had active warrants out of Troop 3. It was learned that Sharp was possibly squatting in the abandoned residence. Upon arrival, unit members made contact with 39-year-old Marlena Korona (Perry) of Felton who was exiting the driveway of the residence. While attempting to identify the owners of the residence, 33-year-old Joshua Wilson of Harrington was observed exiting through a second story window onto the roof and was subsequently taken into custody. At the front door of the residence, 39-year-old Mary Prichard of Dover and 32-year-old Brandi Luciano of Hartly were taken into custody.

A search was conducted and David Sharp was found hiding in a bedroom closet. On the second floor, an active meth lab was observed in a bedroom. A member of the Delaware State Police Kent County Drug Unit and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control arrived at the scene and confirmed the meth manufacturing lab was present. The Little Creek Fire Department and DelDOT were on scene due to the roadway being shut down. The components used to manufacture meth along with key ingredients in making the drug were safely collected and seized by DNREC.

All five suspects were arrested and transported to Troop 3 without further incident. Sharp was charged with Operating a Clandestine Laboratory, Drug Dealing, Conspiracy 2nd, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Criminal Impersonation. He was also charged on his outstanding warrant for multiple Theft and Unlawful Use of a Credit Card charges. He was arraigned out of Justice of the Peace Court 7 and committed to the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on $17,500 secured bond.

Korona (Perry), Wilson, Prichard and Luciano were all charged with Operating a Clandestine Laboratory, Drug Dealing, Conspiracy 2nd, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and arraigned out of Justice of the Peace Court 7.